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Benefits

I care for my husband and mum full-time, 24/7. The UK government thinks I'm worth £10 a day
Katy Styles

I care for my husband and mum full-time, 24/7. The UK government thinks I'm worth £10 a day

I have a fear of walking. DWP put me through hell waiting for a disability benefits tribunal
Sarah Smithers
Disability benefits

I have a fear of walking. DWP put me through hell waiting for a disability benefits tribunal

Tory by-election candidate blasted over post telling jobless, struggling parents to 'f**k off'
Conservative Party

Tory by-election candidate blasted over post telling jobless, struggling parents to 'f**k off'

Almost half a million kids could fall into poverty if benefits don't rise with inflation, experts warn
Child
Benefits

Almost half a million kids could fall into poverty if benefits don't rise with inflation, experts warn

Amputee pensioner refused higher rate of disability benefit by DWP: 'I couldn't understand it'
Ian Meldrum
Disability benefits

Amputee pensioner refused higher rate of disability benefit by DWP: 'I couldn't understand it'

How can I make money? Quick and easy ways to make extra cash online and offline
Woman putting money in piggy bank/ how make money
Cost of living crisis

How can I make money? Quick and easy ways to make extra cash online and offline

Unpaid carer on universal credit rejected from renting 100 properties after no-fault eviction
End Housing Insecurity Now
End Housing Insecurity Now

Unpaid carer on universal credit rejected from renting 100 properties after no-fault eviction

Mum on universal credit felt 'powerless' watching her children cry as they were made homeless
Johanna Lapsley and children
End Housing Insecurity Now

Mum on universal credit felt 'powerless' watching her children cry as they were made homeless

Universal credit falls short of minimum living cost by £4,000 a year, experts warn
universal credit claimants
Cost of living crisis

Universal credit falls short of minimum living cost by £4,000 a year, experts warn

Government warned tougher benefit rules will cause 'destitution': 'People are struggling'
jeremy hunt/ benefits sanctions
Benefits

Government warned tougher benefit rules will cause 'destitution': 'People are struggling'

Here's when people got the disability cost of living payment – and what to do if yours is missing
Image of person in wheelchair/ Disability cost of living payment
Cost of living crisis

Here's when people got the disability cost of living payment – and what to do if yours is missing

Councils wasting millions in taxpayer cash fighting families of disabled kids – and losing
disabled/ accessible home
Education

Councils wasting millions in taxpayer cash fighting families of disabled kids – and losing

Mum feared her family would end up 'living in a tent' after no-fault eviction notice
The End Housing Insecurity Now campaign is intended to prevent renters like Monika from facing eviction
End Housing Insecurity Now

Mum feared her family would end up 'living in a tent' after no-fault eviction notice

How government blows tens of millions in taxpayer cash fighting disability benefit claims
dwp
Disability benefits

How government blows tens of millions in taxpayer cash fighting disability benefit claims

Number of people on benefits who can’t afford rent has almost doubled since before pandemic
DWP figures show benefits don't cover rent
Housing

Number of people on benefits who can’t afford rent has almost doubled since before pandemic

State pension rise due to triple lock will be 'wholly unfair' on benefits claimants, charities warn
state pension/ pensioner
Pensions

State pension rise due to triple lock will be 'wholly unfair' on benefits claimants, charities warn

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Blind woman mistakenly refused disability benefits by DWP: 'I was in shock'
Braille on protest poster
Disability benefits

Blind woman mistakenly refused disability benefits by DWP: 'I was in shock'

Disability benefits companies used to be fined millions by DWP – but not anymore. What happened?
dwp protest
Disability benefits

Disability benefits companies used to be fined millions by DWP – but not anymore. What happened?

What to expect from Liz Kendall as Keir Starmer's controversial shadow work and pensions secretary
Liz Kendall
Cabinet reshuffle

What to expect from Liz Kendall as Keir Starmer's controversial shadow work and pensions secretary

Government's new welfare reforms could cause 'huge anxiety for disabled people'
Disability benefits

Government's new welfare reforms could cause 'huge anxiety for disabled people'